Microsoft Knowledge Base Article
This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material.
©2005-©2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Terms
of Use |
Trademarks
Article ID: 954843 - Last Review: July 1, 2008 - Revision: 1.0
Error message when you try to view a Web site that is hosted on a server that is running IIS 6.0: "HTTP Error 404.3 - Not Found"
SYMPTOMS
When you try to view a Web site that is hosted on a server that is running Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0, you may receive an error message that resembles the following:
Server Error in Application " Application Name "HTTP Error 404.3 - Not Found
HRESULT: 0x80070032
Description of HRESULT: The page you are requesting cannot be served because of the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) map policy that is configured on the Web server. The page you requested has a file name extension that is not recognized, and is not allowed.
CAUSE
This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:
- The file exists in the requested location.
- The file name extension for the file does not have an application mapping that is configured on the Web site.
- The MIME type is not configured for the Web site or for the application.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, create an application mapping for the file name extension, and then configure a MIME type for the Web site or for the application. To do this, follow these steps:
- Create an application mapping for the file name extension. To do this, follow these steps:
- Do one of the following tasks:
- Click Start, click Run, type inetmgr.exe, and then press ENTER.
- Click Start, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
- Expand the server that you want, and then expand Web Sites.
- Right-click the Web site that you want, and then click Properties.
- On the Home Directory tab, click Configuration.
- On the Mapping tab, click Add.
- In the Add/Edit Application Extension Mapping dialog box, configure an application extension for the file name extension that causes the error, and then click OK four times.
- Configure a MIME type for the Web site or for the application. To do this, follow these steps:
- Do one of the following tasks:
- Click Start, click Run, type inetmgr.exe, and then press ENTER.
- Click Start, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
- Expand the server that you want, and then expand Web Sites.
- Right-click the Web site that you want, and then click Properties.
- On the HTTP Headers tab, click MIME Types.
- In the MIME Types dialog box, click New.
- Type the file name extension and the MIME type that you want, and then click OK.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0
| kbtshoot kberrmsg kbprb KB954843 |
Community Feedback System
Very often, it takes hours to solve a problem. Very often, you've looked high
and low, and have tried a lot of solutions. When you finally found it, chances
are, it was because someone else helped you. Here's your chance to give back.
Use our community feedback tool to let others know what worked for you and what
didn't.
Please also understand that the community feedback system is not warranted to be
correct, it's simply a system that we've built to let people try and help each
other. If something in a feedback response doesn't make sense to you, or you're
not comfortable making changes that the feedback talks about (like registry
edits), please consult a professional.
Thank you for using kbAlertz.com Feedback System.
-- Scott Cate
Be the first to leave feedback, to help others about this knowledge base
article.
(Optional) Name
(Optional)
Public URL Or Email
Comments
No
HTML -- Text Only Please